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The table below shows the new additions to Cat M, all of which have moved from Category A and all of
which have seen a reduction in reimbursement price.
Due to these reimbursement reductions, it is so important that you take advantage of any off-patent
opportunities that we tell you about.

Products Added To Category M From 1st October
Price Percentage Previous
Drug Name Pack Size Sep-24 Oct-24
Change Change DT Cat.
Levothyroxine sodium 12.5microgram tablets 28 £18.12 £11.31 -£6.81 -38% A
Levothyroxine sodium 75microgram tablets 28 £3.62 £2.63 -£0.99 -27% A
Permethrin 5% cream 30 £15.32 £8.65 -£6.67 -44% A

The October 2024 update to Cat M saw the price of 10 products stay the same, which means that there
were 615 changes.
There were 208 increases, with the average increase being £1.02 or 22%
7 products increased in reimbursement price by more than 100%, with the top 10 increases (which can be
seen in the table below) all increasing by more than 80%
Top 10 Category M Price Increases - By Percentage
Pack Price Percentage
Drug Name Form Sep-24 Oct-24
Size Change Change
Terbinafine 250mg tablets 14 tablet £1.18 £3.41 £2.23 189%
Pregabalin 50mg capsules 84 capsule £1.75 £5.00 £3.25 186%
Bimatoprost 300micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml 3 ml £3.80 £10.16 £6.36 167%
eye drops
Lamotrigine 200mg tablets 56 tablet £4.47 £10.84 £6.37 143%
Olanzapine 10mg tablets 28 tablet £1.10 £2.34 £1.24 113%
Nortriptyline 10mg tablets 100 tablet £1.79 £3.68 £1.89 106%
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 5 ampoule £4.01 £8.04 £4.03 100%
Olanzapine 15mg tablets 28 tablet £1.21 £2.33 £1.12 93%
Escitalopram 5mg tablets 28 tablet £1.04 £1.94 £0.90 87%
Quetiapine 100mg tablets 60 tablet £2.00 £3.61 £1.61 81%

The average decrease was -9% or -£0.47
16 of these products decreased by more than 25%, with the top 10 all dropping by more than 30%

Top 10 decreases in DT from the 1st October
Price Percentage
Drug Name Pack Size Form Sep-24 Oct-24
Change Change
Cyanocobalamin 50microgram tablets 50 tablet £10.91 £3.21 -£7.70 -71%
Dexamethasone 500microgram tablets 28 tablet £4.00 £1.96 -£2.04 -51%
Aripiprazole 10mg tablets 28 tablet £7.87 £4.33 -£3.54 -45%
Chloramphenicol 1% eye ointment 4 gram £5.10 £2.81 -£2.29 -45%
Permethrin 5% cream 30 gram £15.32 £8.65 -£6.67 -44%
Azithromycin 250mg capsules 6 capsule £4.90 £3.01 -£1.89 -39%
Chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops 10 ml £4.26 £2.65 -£1.61 -38%
Levothyroxine sodium 12.5microgram tablets 28 tablet £18.12 £11.31 -£6.81 -38%
Fusidic acid 1% modified-release eye drops 5 gram £22.76 £14.71 -£8.05 -35%
Aripiprazole 15mg tablets 28 tablet £6.74 £4.59 -£2.15 -32%

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